VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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===Long term ventilator patients with pneumonia=== | ===Long term ventilator patients with pneumonia=== | ||
We are tracking | We are tracking '''Hospital Acquired VAP's''' & not patient's who have acquired an pneumonia while on long term home ventilators (LTV) in the community. If a LTV patient is admitted from the community with an pneumonia, they are to coded as '''C'''ommunity '''A'''cquired '''P'''neumonia ([[CAP]]). (as per Dr. Bruce Light 2008, Dr.Garland on May 9,2013) | ||
{{discussion}} What if the VAP only happened after an LTV patient had been in hospital for >48hrs? (Laura and [[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 09:29, 2017 November 1 (CDT)) | |||
== Data use == | == Data use == | ||